Improvement in malt-driers



W. L. PHILLIPS.

- y Malt Dri-er. No. 104,347. Patented June V174, 1870.

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WILLIAM L. PHILLIPS, 0F NORMAL, ILLINOIS.

Letters Patent .N 104,347, datclZJunc 14, 1870.

IMPROVEMENT IN MALT-DRIERS.

The Schedule referred to in these Lettere P'atent and making part of thesame.

To all whom it may concern Beit known that I, WILLIAM L. PHILLIPS, ofNormal, in the county of McLean and in the State ot' Illinois, haveinvented certain ncw and usel'ul Improvements in Malt-Drier; and dohereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, reference being had to the accompanying vdrawingand to theletters of reference marked thereon, making a part of thisspecifica-tion. v

The nature of my invention consists in the construction and arrangementof a kiln for drying m'alt, by the use of warm or heated air beingforced downward through the malt, and drawn out ot' the kiln.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe itsconstruction ltliperation, referring to the annexed drawing, in w 1cFigure 1 is a longitudinal vertical section, and

Figure 2 is a transverse vertical section of the same.

Are`present-s a malt-kiln, constructed in the usual way, with theperforated oois B B laid upon wooden or u'on supports.

Beneath each oor that is used for drying, say, one foot from the bot-tomof the supports, I ceil over, so 21s Vto .make an air-chamber, tight onall sides and bot- From this chamber, let down into theroom, is a box,C, for the reception of air from said chamber.

The dry-r0on1 ls made tight, and air is letnto the same through anair-warmer, I), of any description.

The heated air is discharged into the dry-room,aml caused to go d ownthrough the malt into the air chamber under the door, and fall fromthence into the box C. y f

From' this box the airis drawn by means of a fau or pump, E, connectedwith said box-by a duct, G. \Yhen more'tha-n one floor is used fordrying, each lchamber is connected with the fan.

Having thus fully described my invention,

yWhat I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, s

1. The method herein described of drying malt b v heated air, beingcaused to go down through the 'malt, and be drawn out by a fan, pump, orother suit- \Vitnesses: `WILLIAM L. PHILLIPS. [ns] H. C. HARTWICK, WM.-H. Goxnox.

